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TIL that the Plague of Justinian lasted over 200 years (541-750 CE) and killed up to 50% of Europe, meaning multiple generations of families lived everyday of their lives facing an incredibly deadly pandemic.

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lpoK TIL North Korea’s highest defense minister was executed by Anti Aircraft fire for falling asleep during an event attended by kim jong un
e776 TIL that Monsanto has sued 145 individual US farmers since the 1990s for patent infringement relating to its genetically modified seed, including cases of unwanted contamination by Monsanto’s seed
8leL TIL that in a number of cities in Texas, people on the sex offender registry have to keep their outdoor lights off on Halloween.
8axPa TIL a man off the coast of South Africa got swallowed and then spat out again by a whale. And lives to tell
KZAQ TIL Whenever Hugh Hefner’s daughter, Christie, came to visit the Playboy Mansion as a teenager, “the mansion was cleaned up with all the kinky stuff put away” in an effort to keep her from knowing what was going on. She later became president of the company.